Where does “preclosing” come from?

preclosing (English) comes from English closing, from English close, from Middle English closen, from Old English clȳsan, from Old English klūsijan, from Latin clausum, from Latin clausus, from Latin claudere — close.

preclosing (English): Before closure

Definitions

  1. Before closure

Ancestry of “preclosing”, step by step

preclosing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English closing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclosingThe act by which something is closed; The end or...
2EnglishcloseTo remove a gap; To finish, to terminate; To come...
3Middle Englishclosento close, enclose
4Old Englishclȳsanto close, shut
5Old Englishklūsijanto close, shut in
6Latinclausumenclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter...
7Latinclaususclosed, inaccessible; having been closed;...
8Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
9LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
10Proto-Italicklaudōclose

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Italic klaudō